his final months sitting out on his balcony looking out at his ocean and telling stories to his kids. senator ted kennedy will be layed to rest at arlington national cemetery near his brothers. the death of the youngest brother and the american political dynasty has unleashed a flood of admiration. president obama said the lion of the senate passionately fought for his causes while maintaining friendships. >> that's one reason he became not only the great senators, but one of the most accomplished americans every to serve our democracy. >> reporter: during his 47 years on capitol hill, kennedy championed healthcare, education, and civil rights. condolences are pouring into his washington office and flags have been lowered to half staff. >> for me, i lost my best friend in the senate. a great friend. >> reporter: the 77-year-old lost a long battle with brain cancer overnight at his cape cod home. joe biden spoke with kennedy's

widow. >> she said he was ready to go, joe, but we were not ready to let him go. >> reporter: the family will leave the kennedy compound here on thursday. a motorcade will transport the body of senator kennedy to the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston. his body will lie for viewing until friday. the kennedy museum to write messages to the family. >> i hope he has been a strong and faithful leader for all the years. >> the kennedys have left a remarkable legacy to the world. to the world. >> reporter: president obama will speak at a funeral mass on saturday, then the family will hold a private burial for kennedy at arlington national cemetery. kennedy's two sons are scheduled to speak at the mass and the last a months since his

diagnosis have been a blessing because it gave the family a chance to truly say good-bye. reporting live in massachusetts, i'm karen brown, now back to you. >> thank you very much, karen. the museum here in washington is a place where america is most historic news events are chronicle. senator edward kennedy's death is a part of that history. armando trull had a chance to talk about the man of the liberal lion of the senate. >> as news made headlines and filled tv screens, the initial reaction from some followed by the realization that an era in american history had ended. >> he was someone who had strong principles that he believed in and which was unusual for many current legislators. >> he was remembered by those he met during his 46 1/2 yearlong senate career. >> it is exciting. i was in first grade at the

time. it was a real honor to have him come to our house. >> everybody knows him. >> and by those who knew of his achievements of the liberal lion of the senate. >> he led the way for civil rights, american disabilities act and a lot of people that didn't have the opportunity to speak. he spoke for them. >> reporter: some people were harsh over the one event that may have cost him the presidency and a young woman her life. the 1969 accident where a woman died inside the car he was driving for ever marred his legacy in the eyes of some while others were more forgiving. >> that might have been a shock that brought him around to being the person he became, i think. >> reporter: in washington, armando trull, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> and some say kennedy's greatest achievements were to redeem himself. senator edward kennedy's second home was here in washington.

grace lived next door to him. she says they attended kennedy's big 75th birthday bash in his backyard. she also told us senator kennedy was a devoted pet owner. >> he loves the dogs and then one day, my little terrier went running into his front door when the door was open. but he was very gracious about it all and he was saying oh, he is so cute. made a big fuss over the dog. said he is going to steal him or something like that. >> when she went to mass, her church offered prayers and memory of the massachusetts senator. local members of congress are also remembering senator kennedy tonight. maryland senator released a statement saying quote, senator kennedy drew people to him because he truly liked people and was genuinely interested in their lives. he brought out the best in those around him. house majority leader called edward kennedy one of the most dynamic and influential

legislators in our nation's history. and his legacy will live on in the work of the colleagues he inspired and in the lives of the millions of americans for whom his passion for social justice made a difference. >> senator kennedy said guaranteeing healthcare for all americans was the cause of his life. he died with the future of health reform still in doubt. but bruce leshan is live on capitol hill where a lot of people are saying bruce, that even in his passing, the senator may have given that effort new momentum. >> reporter: that's right, audrey. senator byrd of west virginia said you could look at any era in the history of congress and senator kennedy would have stood out as one of the great senators. part of that was his ability to reach across the aisle to get bills passed. the kennedy family has designated his washington office as one place to leave tributes.

jessica ellis wants her three sons to honor the lion of the democratic party. >> he went through more in his lifetime than most of us are asked to endure. >> reporter: one of kennedy's greatest passions was to secure healthcare for people like abby, a young woman. she was two months shy of earning health insurance when she was diagnosed with a tumor. >> fast forward. surgery is done and i'm healthy and i have a bill for $12,000 that i can't afford. my parents had to refinance their home to help me pay off my debt. >> reporter: maryland's chris is one of the democratic leaders of the effort to pass health reform. >> i believe that if kennedy were in the senate today and really able to work and be able to work it for many weeks, we would have seen more progress in the senate. >> reporter: the controversy over the healthcare overhaul

was rockous in resten. >> these folks are not from the eighth district. they really don't belong here and i'm going to ask them to leave. >> reporter: congressman jim moran suspects that kennedy's passing may help quiet the anger and smooth the passage of the bills. >> he needs to get his bill enacted. it needs to be named after him and that should be the legacy he leaves for future generations. >> reporter: moran says one of the things he will always remember about senator kennedy is the kind of bows rouse late night phone calls between a couple irish catholics from massachusetts. it was really that ability in part to both josh and really get things done. it made him such an effective senator. we are going to have to wait and see whether the president can pass health reform without him. audrey. >> bruce, thank you very much for that. senator ted kennedy spent his last 15 months suffering from

brain cancer. he never gave up fighting for the causes he believed in. kathryn brown has more on that in the senator's final year. in the last year of his life, senator ted kennedy looked to the future. >> the hope rises again and the dream lives on. >> august 25, 2008, three months after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, kennedy made a surprise appearance at the democratic national convention and spoke of his mission. >> every american north, south, east, west, young, old, will have decent, quality healthcare as a fundamental right and not a privilege. >> reporter: he looked cheerful as he attended president obama's inauguration, but suffered a seizure later that day. >> i look forward to being part of the team. >> reporter: in february, he came to the floor to cast a single floor on the economic stimulous bill.

then in march, he arrived to a standing ovation. the senator celebrated his 77th birthday at the kennedy center in washington. his wife, vicki by his side. in april, the die hard red sox fan threw out a ceremonial first pitch. and made a final appearance at the white house as president obama signed the edward m. kennedy serve america act. this summer, he wrote a passionate letter to massachusetts state leaders. he pleaded for a change in state law, hoping for his senate seat to be filled quickly, so his fight for healthcare could live on. earlier this month, the president honored kennedy with the medal of freedom. he was not well enough to attend, so his daughter accepted the award. kennedy's passing comes less than two weeks after the death of his sister, eunice kennedy shriver. he made a short appearance at a private wake, but was too sick to attend her funeral.

a sign many took as an indication that the end was near. kathryn brown for cbs news, new york. >> kennedy's brain cancer was a particularly aggressive type. survival following surgery averages around 15 to 18 months and the senator was right in that range. the cause of these tumors is a mystery and even though they don't spread to other parts of the body, it is nearly impossible to get all of the cancer cells with surgery alone. >> they are difficult to treat. they infull trait the brain tissue. they are incurable and actually it's a lifetime struggle with them. >> kennedy's treatment plan included surgery, chemotherapy, and a new type of radiation. we have much more on senator edward kennedy on our website, wusa9.com. you'll find a slide show of kennedy's life, plus video of the kennedy tribute and the

senator's speech at the 2008 democratic national convention. there's video statements from president obama and other politicians about senator kennedy's passing and a place for you to leave your condolences. you'll find it all on our website, wusa9.com. a newly named storm called danny could affect our weather bit end of the week. topper shutt has your forecast first. top. >> reporter: this is what we call a low confidence forecast. it's going to be tricky to tell what danny is going to do. first things first, here's your forecast for tonight, we have a good beaton that. partly cloudy and not quite as comfortable, but not too bad. temperatures in the mid and on upper 60s. winds wi5 atto . 10mp to r 10. temperaturestot ri ghnow ese t 91 up . 90 in fdeck 90 ssnamaas massas and 90 in winchester. 91 down in fredericksburg. we'll come back and show you the various paths danny could take. also give you a take on what

you shouldn't worry about and what you should worry about coming up. we'll look forward to it, topper. if you have window blinds in your house, you'll want to take them down. we'll have important safety information coming up next. plus, we have more on the life and legacy of senator edward kennedy, including the lasting impact he made at american university here in washington. >> being a kennedy provided me with a background and an experience in education, which i feel is quite unique. but i'd say just as well that being a kennedy has certain disadvantages here in massachusetts. fa

checking wall street for you, stocks didn't move too much today. the dow finished up 4 points to finish up. six companies are recalling millions of window blinds and shades following the death of three children who got caught in cords that moved those blinds up and down. the desk involved blinds or shades made or imported by vertical land incorporated and lewis incorporated. pottery barn kids and ikea are recalling window shades as a precaution. st. georges county school officials say all students were back in the classroom today whether they had schedules or not. lacked the proper schedules when classes started on monday. students without schedules spent the first two days in gyms and in auditoriums while school officials worked to solve the problem.

in other news, a 42-year- old man is charged with stabbing a woman and a child in virginia. jose francisco is accused of stabbing a 68-year-old woman and a two-year-old girl inside an apartment located on glen karlyn drive in fairfax county. this happened yesterday afternoon. police say a neighbor prevented him from getting away until officers arrived. the victims are in serious, but stable condition. sky 9 flew over the start of a yearlong, $2 million road construction project in prince georges county this morning. work to replace the bridge deck is now underway. drivers headed eastbound on route 214 won't be able to access 301. two lanes of southbound 301 will stay open during the project. the department of transportation says nearly 700,000 new vehicles were sold as part of a cash for clunkers program. that adds up to about $3 billion to be doled out by the

federal government. toyota, honda, and nissan accounted for 41% of the sales. the megamillions jackpot is getting bigger and bigger and bigger. the jackpot -- the jackpot for friday night's drawing now stands at $325 million. that's the third largest jackpot in history. no one matched all six numbers in last night's $252 million drawing. 20 players did win the second prize of $250,000, including two tickets sold in virginia. so be sure to check yours. megamillions is played in 12 states, including maryland and virginia. you are going to have to keep doing that forecast, top. >> i would do it anyway. a couple things about danny, we can't get hung up on whether or not it is tropical. it will do the same amount of damage whether it has a name or not. the track is what we are worried about. >> where is it? >> the question is, where is

it going to go friday night and saturday? it could be very messy here saturday morning. first things first, let's break down the next three days for you. tomorrow, not bad. upper 80s, very warm. an isolated thunderstorm possible and we go downhill in a hurry. 80 on friday with showers and thunderstorms. showers and thunderstorms are a good bet on friday. there's a cold front to the west in addition to danny trying to approach from the southeast. kind of in the middle. it depends on whether or not that includes heavy rain and wind, depending on where danny goes. all right. here's where danny is going to be around friday afternoon. right now it has winds at 45 miles per hour. gusts to 58 and it is moving off to the west, northwest at 10 miles an hour. this is the track from the hurricane center. we can't focus on the line. by 2:00 p.m. saturday, it could be a hurricane. essentially off the delmarva coast, it recurves back up to

the north. now the question is, could it track a little further west and that is the key. this is the old spaghetti plot. we showed you this with bill. the models agree with one another. they go apart, not so much agreement. most of the models keeping this offshore. there's one outlier that takes it east of norfolk and east of ocean city. if this were the case, this would be massive rain for us here in the metro area. a lot of beach erosion and tropical storm forced winds. we will keep a close eye on this as it becomes to curve around. if it curves around in time, we will be just fine. partly cloudy, not as comfortable. 66 to 72. temperatures right now, upper 80s, 87 in gaithersburg. most areas did touch 90 today. 88 in woodbridge. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and warm. by afternoon, partly sunny, very warm, maybe an isolated thunderstorm. that's about it.

high temperatures in the upper 80s. satellite picture, there's our front. it's going to go through boston. we get into the nighttime hours and go through here friday night and saturday morning. here is our friend out to the southeast of us. that is danny and again, it is a tropical storm right now and is pushing off to the west, northwest. we will keep an eye on it. for tonight, we are okay. tomorrow, generally okay. when the front gets close on friday and danny approaches, things get messy. next seven days, isolated storm and we are not talking about danny schneider here, we have a redskin game friday night. could be a mess. at the very least, it's going to have showers and 83 on saturday. more showers, perhaps heavy rain. leftover thunderstorm on sunday and right on cue, it gets cooler as we go into september. tuesday is 77 with sunshine and 80 on wednesday. >> that sounds nice. thanks top. some say it was his endorsement at american university that gave president

obama the democratic nomination. >> that's not the only mark senator edward kennedy left on the northwest washington campus. we'll have that story coming up next. i am running as a democrat, not as a candidate and i'm confident that the people will make the determination on the basis of who they think can be the effective voice for the democratic party and also will make a judgment in november as well as who they think can be the most effective for the state as well in the united states senate.

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and click on living green. the american university campus is feeling the loss of senator edward kennedy. perhaps more than many universities today. the kennedy family has a rich legacy there. president john f. kennedy made one of his most important speeches on the au field back in 1963. and then of course, who will forget the day on campus when senator edward kennedy endorsed barack obama for president. >> i feel change in the air. >> it was the moment many believe that catapulted barack obama into the white house. an endorsement from senator edward kennedy on the campus of american university. >> with barack obama, we will close the book on the old politics of race against race, gender against gender, ethnic group against ethnic group and straight against gay. >> all the kennedys up there supporting him is amazing. >> reporter: cbs news political consultant who now

teaches communications at american worked on ted kennedy's presidential campaign in 1980. she was in the crowd for this historic moment, too. >> this person was going to be the heir to his brother, pass the torch if you will to president obama. >> reporter: it was an unforgettable day for ed. a group named for the famous family, which helped bring movers and shakers to campus. >> there's a loft political energy on campus. everybody can feel it and seeing him is exciting. >> reporter: kennedy had vowed to vote on president barack obama's healthcare bill, even if he had to crawl there on his knees. she believes his legacy on healthcare will be cemented. >> it is disappointing he won't be around. it may give, especially democrats the push to get something done. >> reporter: the fire he lit

under university students while he was on campus. >> it will be interesting to see who will be the next great senator that will take up the leadership that ted kennedy has been for the last few decades. >> healthcare wasn't senator kennedy's only legislationive passion. he was a champion for immigration and the minimum wage. if we neglect the challenges now, if we do not invest in our people, this great enterprise we call america will lose its confidence and vigor. we will condemn this young and vital democracy to a middle age of decline that no future generation will be able to roll back. 9news now is sponsored by your local toyota dealer.

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he treated other people and how he made people look at themselves and look at one another. that will be the truly fundamental unifying legacy of teddy kennedy's life. >> comments today from the president and vice president about the passing of senator edward kennedy. as we have been telling you throughout the newscast, he lost his 15 month battle with brain cancer early this morning. tonight on capitol hill, kennedy's desk is covered with black and white roses. flags fly at half staff in honor of the lion of the u.s. senate. here is derrick mcginty. >> i have come here tonight to stand with you. to change america. >> reporter: they called him the last of the old line liberals and he was partisan. his great zest for politics and great skills.

>> then $200 billion deficit are at least as wrong when the republicans are in control. >> reporter: even those who opposed him called him one of the most effective legislators. >> like my three brothers before me, i pick up a fallen standard, sustained by their memory of our .priceless years together. >> reporter: edward kennedy was born in 1932, the last son of the wealthy kennedy dynasty. when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent ted kennedy to fill out his senate term and they never let him leave. the new young president and his family brought a glamor to washington. the family would seem almost star crossed. assassinned bullets brought him down. in 1969, ted kennedy drove a car off a bridge on the island. his young companion died and for ten hours, kennedy failed

to report the crash. what happened that night would haunt kennedy the rest of his life. >> this morning i enter add plea of guilty. >> reporter: kennedy's name would be floated for a possible presidential candidate. in 1980, he finally ran. he that challenged jimmy carter. he was ill prepared and it showed in an interview with cbs news correspondent, roger mud. >> why do you want to be president? >> well, i am right to make the announcement to run. >> reporter: kennedy never recovered from that rough start and he dropped out. back in the senate, he honed his legislative skills, formed personal alliances with opposites and forged piece after piece of legislation on racial equality and healthcare. >> i have a voice in the united states senate, it's going to be for that democratic

platform plank that provides decent quality healthcare. >> reporter: as the last of the kennedy brothers, he was the one who walked the nieces down the aisle and stood up for the nephews in trouble. for the kennedy's, the trouble seemed endless. his own son lost a leg to cancer. his first wife went through a battle with alcoholism. tragedy after tragedy struck. when john kennedy jr. died in a plane crash, it was ted kennedy who again spoke at another kennedy funeral. but through it all, his love of politics sustained him. he was never happier than he was in the senate or on the stump, as he was this day campaigning for barack obama. >> our next president of the united states, barack obama. >> reporter: kennedy left his hospital bed against doctor's orders and made a dramatic appearance at the democratic national convention. >> the hope rises again and

the dream lives on. >> reporter: he braved sub freezing weather to see obama sworn in as the nation's 44th president. but exhausted by the cold, he suffered a seizure at the luncheon. six weeks later, kennedy was feeling well enough to attend a star studded birthday celebration in washington and with his wife, vicki, at his side. he beamed as president obama led the birthday song. fa] nging happy birthday >> reporter: ted kennedy never made president. >> so many of you have been with me in the happiest days and the hardest days.

together, we have known success and seen setbacks. victory and defeat. but we have never lost our tolief arall called a better country and a newer world. >> reporter: here's what we know about the funeral plans as of right now. senator kennedy will lie tomorrow and friday at the kennedy presidential library in boston. the funeral will be in boston and on saturday, kennedy will be buried at arlington national cemetery along with his brothers, right near his brothers. >> i love what the kennedy family spokesperson said about him today. they lost the irreplaceable center of their family. >> i am struck by how many senators have spoken out and said how much they will miss ted kennedy. >> so many years of service. >> thank you derrick. we have had viewers leaving comments and condolences on our facebook page and our website,

wusa9.com. >> shirley tells us our country lost another of its giants, senator ted kennedy. you were steadfast in the trenches of civil rights, healthcare reform, and all causes to improve the quality of life for mankind. peace be with you. >> while i might not have agreed with all of mr. kennedy's politics, he contributed a great deal to the senate. my thoughts and prayers are with his family. >> i'm sorry he has died, but can't be saddened and just not sure if he was a good man or a roserving he . >> heghnitot at 8:00, cbs wil air an hour long specedl llca ted kennedy, the last brot l it il wbe hosted by s cbil evening news, katie couric and she joins us now live from new york with more on what is ahead in tonight's broadcast at 6:30. katie. >> reporter: hi anita, i know you are remembering ted kennedy ever since news broke about his death and tonight, we are of course as well. from his personal tragedies to

his incredible professional triumph. how the third longest serving senator in the u.s. leaves behind an incredible legacy of landmark legislation. so our coverage continues tonight on the cbs evening news right after 9news now. as you mentioned later on a prime time special, ted kennedy, the last brother. anita, back to you. >> thank you katie. well, it is a car seat stroller system popular with a- list celebrities. >> it didn't pass consumer reports safety tests. we'll have all the details next in living smart. in

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that were never fans of mine in the first place or put a different way, a lot of what's going on now is pure politics plain and simple. >> lieutenant governor bower says the state has been paralyzed by questions about sanford's affair with a woman from argentina. we are still in the summer, but we know what this year's white house christmas tree will be. it's a phraser fur from west virginia. eric and gloria sunback of shepards town were selected as the contest at an annual trade convention. this is the fourth win. their trees were displayed at the white house twice during the reagan years and once under jimmy carter. let's go over seas to spain, which is well known for running of the bulls, but today yes, spaniards were pelting each other with tomatoes. all part of the annual festival. we don't know why, but

residents and tourists from around the world tossed tons of tomatoes at each other in one of the messiest food fights known to man. 9news now at 6:00 is 15 minutes away. here's a look at what we have new for you tonight. we are continuing to follow the death of edward kennedy. plus, a woman claiming to be bernie madoff's mistrees and how he scammed investors out of billions. and speaking of money, widespread furloughs and layoffs. that's coming up tonight at 6:00. seems like the big news in the weather department is somebody named danny. >> you know, just a tropical storm, but it doesn't so much matter if it becomes a hurricane or stays a tropical storm. it's the track. i cannot emphasize that enough. i wish we were more confident about the track. we are pretty confident in the next couple of days.

tomorrow, 87. thunderstorms on friday and saturday. how heavy they are going to be on saturday will determine whether or not danny hugs the coast. i think we'll have showers and thunderstorms friday night regardless danny goes. there's a cold front off to the west that is headed our way. satellite picture, radar combined, it is enhanced satellite of danny. it's about 700 miles south, southeast right now and you can see, it doesn't look exactly textbook. the redder clouds or the higher clouds in the atmosphere and those are the stronger pumps of thunderstorms. we are looking at a lot of activity across florida. but this is danny right here. that's what we are watching. again, don't get so focused on, you know, whether or not it's going to be a hurricane or tropical storm. winds right now are 45 miles per hour. could become a hurricane by saturday. the good news is, it looks like it's going to be 150 or 200 miles offshore. that's the case, it will just

affect the beaches primarily and won't bring us heavy rain in the immediate metro area. that's one thing we are concerned about, or produced entitled flooding in the bay. the headlines are, danny's track is what you want to focus on. heavy surf regardless of the track. the time frame is friday night to 3:00 p.m. on saturday. once it passes our parallel, whatever it is, a storm or tropical storm, we'll be in good shape. the focus on the track, whether or not it has a name. if it hugs the coast, then we are in trouble. tonight, partly cloudy, not as comfortable. the temperatures right now are upper 80s. not too bad. 88 in bell haven, 88 in dumfries. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. by afternoon, partly sunny, very warm, but just a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm. highs in the upper 80s. we should stay south of 90. next seven days, 87 thursday. isolated storms and there's the showers and thunderstorms with what's left of danny friday into saturday. left over storm on sunday and a

shower early and only in the upper 70s. on september 1, which is beginning of the fall, it will feel like fall. upper 70s tuesday. only 80 on wednesday. >> my kids are not ready. >> summer stuff for the first day of school. >> they have to call an audible here. >> boys wear shorts around here until november. you can't get them out of them. it's crazy. >> speaking of crazy, the redskins have a guy that is acting crazy. >> looks can be deceiving. you assume certain things. you look at fullback mike sellers and you assume certain things. he is huge, he is ripped and the goatee. you assume he is a tough guy. you see sellers has another job. to keep his teammates off guard. at 6-foot 3, 270-pounds, mike sellers is definitely a man you want to go to battle with.

on the field, he is part chaise led warrior, part human battering ram. >> that guy is beyond fullback. >> off the field -- > well, he is something else. >> you know, if you are not having fun playing football, it becomes real tedious. we joke around and smile while you are doing your work. why not? >> and that's his mission. work hard, play hard. >> preparing for -- this guy. >> sellers says it wasn't always that way. >> no, i had to kind of establish myself before i could be playful. >> the early part of his career was anything but fun and games. >> he was marred by felony drug charges, which were later dropped. this is his second go around in dc and he has one man to thank,

joe gibbs. >> i remember the first day i came back. i understand your pass, make the best of it. if it wasn't for that man right there, no telling where i'd be. >> where he is now is smack dab in the middle of the trenches and the fun and games. >> yeah, he is a team spankster. he keeps going and you have to say mike, you win. >> and he is 270-pounds. >> he's a big guy. >> you can't judge a book by its cover. >> thanks dave. all right, coming up in living well, radiation overload from too many medical tests. a new study addresses this potential problem. we'll be right back. and don't forget, we are always online at wusa9.com. stay with us. tonight's living well segment

now on to an important question in our high-tech world. how much is too much when it comes to radiation? tests give doctors clues on

what is going on inside us, but radiation exposure adds up. in living well tonight, what that means for long-term health. >> john wilx needs a health scan. >> i can't get my heart fixed without getting a cat scan. >> doctors rely on medical imaging. each exses them to radiation. more people are being exposed to temothrade and high doses. this study t ok araedrainsue nc claims of e llmiion adults. about mihad at least one procedure over a three year period. the results. >> about a fifth of patients were exposed to moderate radiation. >> radiation may increase their chance of having cancer in the future, but we are not sure about that. >> reporter: the study may be a wakeup call to doctors. >> i think we have to be aware of the radiation we give and we

don't have to use these freely. >> reporter: his test is vital. >> if there is a risk involved, i'm willing to take it. >> it's the first step if diagnosissing and fixing his heart. >> this is so important for people with chronic conditions who may need several different tests. doctors should weigh the pros and cons of each test and explore imaging while using the lowest dose of radiation. to see this story and other health news, go to our website and click on living well. thanks for joining us for 9news now at 5:00. 9news now at 6:00 starts right now. from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> he fought for the common man and greater good. senator ted kennedy is dead at the age of 77. good evening, i'm audrey barnes in for lesli foster.